Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-02-03

nation and report has been returned to
the president for action. There is diver
sity of opinion among members or con.
gress as to what action the president VIII
take in the matter.
Mrs. Lamar's debut at the White House
was the society event last week. She
probably never created sensation before,
as she turned out TO be merely quiet,
dignifed. middle-ag woman, dressed In
the invariable black velvet gown which Is
the re,uee of such women. She was quite
self pos essed and made an excellent I'M
preston.
The river and harbor bill will keep the
house busy for some time, ana aHords
means of escape out or many perPieA!hs
places. Whenever snag Is struck III tne
discussion of any measure, and there Is
any danger of the defeat OF some pet
scheme, some one, with commenuapie
shrewdness, will move that the house go
into committee of the whole on the river
and harbor BILL and it's done.
The national legislative committee or
the Knights of Labor has sent letter 20
the president calling his attention to the
interstate commerce bill, and oifering the
Following objections to it: First the COM
mission clause; second the arbitrary pow,
err conferred upon the commission; third
the exclusive jurisdiction given 10 tne
federal courts to hear and determine
causes arising under the act; fourth, the
ackno wledged uncertainty as to the mean
| ing of nearly all of the provisions or the
measure In behalf OF 5,OOO,OO constitu-
tents, the committee ask the president
to veto the bill.
The bill to prohibit members OF
congress from acting as attorneys
|
for a daily airing. To attempt to say
when action will be taken on this measure
is impossible. II Is doubtful IL measure
has been before the senate in many years
in which so many, OF the senators are per,
sonally interested, and its opponents VIII
fight the measure as only men can hght
for the possession of fat fees.
The protection democrats have com
pleted their plan to reduce the S Suapi US
work for some time. The principal ana
general features of the bill are the same
That have been published from time to
time. 1t wipes out the tax on tobacco and
des siss p IN whisky. The question whethe,
the tax on alcohol used in the arts shoulo
be reduced is left an open one to be decid
on by the house.
The provisions Of the Randall bill, which
increased the duties in certain cases are
stricken out. The free list of the handal
bill has also been augmented. Lumber
goats hair fur used for making hats, luts
! and jute butts, are among the article
placed on the free list. The duty on see
rails is reduced to SO. The principal fea
ture of the Hewitt customs adminlstra
tive bill are incorporated in the new bil
together with some additions adjusted b.
the treasury department. What Is know
ms the warehouse section of the Hewitt
bill, however, is eliminated. 1t is expect
, ed that the customs section OF the bill " :.
; effect a reduction of Sl0,UO0,O0O and tina
3 the total reduction OF revenue made d,
: the bill will be from 50,00OO0O to S6OOOo
. coo.
It is rumored in society circles tina
Secretary Bayard will, within the yeai
be married to a young lady who belong
4 to one of the first families in Virginia.
= is expected that the engagement Will 500
be announced.
t A subject of much interest to the ladi'
9 was before the senate the other day, VII
d the proposed woman suffrage constit
$ ment reads as follows: THE right of cit
l. zens of the United States to vote shall M
be denied or abridged by the United State
or by any state on account or sex. Col
= gress shall have power by approprial
II legislation to enforce the provisions {
u this article" Senators Brown and We
" strenuously opposed the measure, Will
Senators Dolph and Blair were equally {
much in its favor. The amendment WI
l. defeated. however, by vote OF IL to "a.
r The circulation OF standard silver dolla
% Is steadily decreasing. The amount on
n standing to-day, S5S634, 267, Is over $2,OU
n 600 less than the amount outstanding {
10 the LIST inst. 1t is expected that the new
10 silver certificate will be ready for issuent
10 next week. The first impressions have {
ready been received at the treasury depaI
ment. The new notes contain vignette
10 Gen Grant on the face and fac-similes
A. five silver dollars in group on the bac
a. A bill Is before the senate to amend q
oleomargarine act. The proposed amen
ment reduces the annal tax on wholesa
of dealers in oleomargarine from $3.50 to 81
10 and the license tax on retail dealers fro
% S4S to Sl2 per annum. The license tax {
o. manufacturers of oleomargarine is lie
" unchanged. Senator Beck, the author
the amendment, is confident 1t will
passed, and that, too, with very little
position.
e The number of candidates for places
:. the interstate commerce commission
IS surprising. The bill has not yet been Sc
o to the president, and yet the names
. those who are confident that they are I
. ones whose appointment Will insure I
~ successful workings of the bill, is legion.
There has been no correspondence
u tween this country and Nicaragua relati
SO to the construction OF a ship canal sin
d 1855, but within the past few days intel
o1 gence has been received that conventi
le has been signed between Nicaragua a.
a Costa RIGA for the arbitration of the
N boundary dispute by the president of t
United States. The convention on
awaits ratification and exchange to be
u full and final DISPOSITION of the Quesui
Id of jurisdiction over part of the propos
canal route.
Expended For Stationery.
,e A special despatch to the Detroit II
=. p.1..says, JIndar tho law each memt